Ikko | |
Birth Date: | 20 January 1962 |
Birth Place: | Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan |
Birth Name: | Kazuyuki Toyoda |
Other Names: | Touen Miyabi |
Agent: | GLAD |
Height: | 171cm |
Occupation: | Make-up artist, TV personality |
Nationality: | Japanese |
Ikko (born on 20 January 1962 in Fukuoka Prefecture), stylized as IKKO, is a Japanese make-up artist, TV personality, and actress. The name "Ikko" comes from an alternative reading of the Japanese name "一幸" (Ikkō).
Born on 20 January 1962, Ikko was born as the first-born son. Ikko experienced gender dysphoria and became socially withdrawn as a teenager. She graduated from a beauty college in Fukuoka Prefecture and trained as a make-up artist for eight years before opening the make-up studio "Atelier Ikko" in 1992. In 2007, she released the single "Dondake no Hōsoku" or “The Law of Dondake,” popularizing the term dondake.[1] [2] As a make-up artist, she promotes Korean beauty products.[3] She regularly appeared on the television program "Onē MANS."
Ikko is a trans woman. She speaks in onē kotoba.[4]
, Ikko regularly appears on the following TV programmes.
Ikko has published the following books.[5]
In December 2007, Ikko released a CD single titled "Dondake no Hōsoku."[6] The single also included a cover of "Dō ni mo tomaranai," a 1972 hit song originally performed by Linda Yamamoto.[7]